Forty-three persons chronically exposed to vinyl chloride were examined. In their blood serum activity of AlAT and AspAT aminotransferases, alkaline phosphatase, concentration of total protein and electrophoretic fraction, thymol test value, concentration of ferrum, latent and total ability of ferrum binding, and transferrin ferrum saturation coefficient were determined. In addition, determined were bromsulphtaleinic test and J-131 labelled Bengal red test; furthermore, protein synthesis index was determined, using the Se-75 labelled selenemethionine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDjuricz's antabus test has been applied in a group chronically exposed to carbon disulphide. Sixty eight viscose industry workers hospitalized in the Clinic of Occupational Diseases, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lódź, have been examined along with controls. In all subjects, after oral administration of antabus, the content of diethyldithiocarbamates (DDC) was determined in a 5 hr urine sample.
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